alarmist

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Not everyone who believes in global warming is an alarmist, although certainly many environmental groups are, and I diverge from them on that point.

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  1. noun A person who needlessly alarms or attempts to alarm others, as by inventing or spreading false or exaggerated rumors of impending danger or catastrophe.

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  • James Hansen is an alarmist, an accusation that is outrageous and reflects the total lack of understanding of the scientic method and the scientific work is requires to get to such a position. —  RealClimate
  • "I know it sounds alarmist, as if this is hyperbole, like a man with a white beard holding a placard, saying the end of the world is near ... but this really is a planetary emergency." —  Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
  • Take a look at this somewhat less non-alarmist brown on brown perspective. —  3quarksdaily
  • Remember when the alarmist were taking the premise that anthropogenic global warming was more of a threat to the planet than just polar bears and penguins, but also sea levels and catastrophic weather patterns? —  Latest Articles
  • The Australian segment gave a good deal of airtime to Down Under's foremost alarmist, Tim Flannery, author of the best-selling Weather Makers and 2008 —  THE BLACK KETTLE
 

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  1. from alarm + -ist; = French alarmiste.
 

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/əˈlɑrmɪst/
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